FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Saudi Arabia vs Australia, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three

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Saudi Arabia
  • 5': Taisir Al-Jassim
  • 79': Nassir Al-Shamrani
FT
2 - 2
Australia
  • 45': Trent Sainsbury
  • 71': Tomi Juric

Australia held to draw by Saudi Arabia after four-goal thriller

AFC World Cup Qualifying

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

WCQ - AFC Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 South Korea 4 +5 10
2 Jordan 4 +4 7
3 Iraq 4 +1 7
4 Oman 4 -3 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

KSA Saudi Arabia

No. Name
21 Yasser Al Mosailem (GK)
2 Mansour Al-Harbi
3 Osama Hawsawi Yellow Card
12 Hassan Muath Fallatah
5 Omar Othman
7 Salman Al-Faraj
17 Taisir Al-Jassim
11 Abdulmalek Al Khaibri
20 Nawaf Al-Abid
9 Naif Hazazi
8 Yahya Alshehri
Saudi Arabia Substitutes:
Waleed Ali, Mohammed Al-Owais, Mohammed Al Burayk, Mohammed Al-Fatil, Hasan Kadesh, Motaz Hawsawi, Abdul Aziz Al-Jebreen, Fahad Al-Muwallad, Salmon Al Moasher, Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili, Nassir Al-Shamrani, Hussain Al Mogahwi.

AUS Australia

No. Name
1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
14 Brad Smith
6 Matthew Spiranovic
5 Mark Milligan
20 Trent Sainsbury
10 Robbie Kruse
15 Mile Jedinak Yellow Card
23 Tom Rogic
7 Mathew Leckie
13 Aaron Mooy
9 Tomi Juric
Australia Substitutes:
Mitch Langerak, Adam Federici, Craig Goodwin, James Jeggo, Massimo Luongo, Ryan McGowan, Alex Gersbach, Bailey Wright, Jackson Irvine, Apostolos Giannou, Tim Cahill, Christopher Ikonomidis.

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